Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252000916
Kipps Elementary
2801 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060 · (540) 951-5760 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
83 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
86.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kipps Elementary
Kipps Elementary's state test result (86.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kipps Elementary this school | 358 | 23.2% | 86.6% |
| Gilbert Linkous Elementary Blacksburg | 292 | 28.8% | 82.8% |
| Harding Avenue Elementary Blacksburg | 279 | 23.7% | 91.8% |
| Forest Elementary Forest | 384 | 18.0% | 87.1% |
| Penn Forest Elementary Roanoke | 408 | 28.7% | 89.1% |
| Olde Creek Elementary Fairfax | 359 | 16.7% | 78.7% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kipps Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #124 of 1,101 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #91 of 1,111 ▼ 7 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #171 of 1,111 ▼ 42 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #899 of 1,176 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #506 of 1,105 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #729 of 1,106 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #995 of 1,157 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #436 of 759 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
358
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 23% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 20% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 32.6 | 12.3:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 34% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 29% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kipps Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (400 to 358); teachers down 20% (32.6 to 26).
About Kipps Elementary
Kipps Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Blacksburg, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 358 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 28% below the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Montgomery County Public Schools, which runs Kipps Elementary, has 19 schools and 9,461 students.
The student body at Kipps Elementary is 66% White. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Montgomery County's residents are about 82% White, 15 points above the school's share. The diversity index for Kipps Elementary is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. About 23% of students at Kipps Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 22 points higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kipps Elementary would be expected to post about 81.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 86.6%.
For the population of Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $72,715, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Montgomery County counts 23 public schools with about 9,461 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Blacksburg Middle, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 79.8%; Kipps Elementary's is 86.6%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Kipps Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 358, from 377 in 2020-21.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Other schools in Blacksburg
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Prices Fork ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Margaret Beeks ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Gilbert Linkous ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Harding Avenue ElementaryElementary · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Blacksburg Middle0.3 mi · 958
- Blacksburg High0.4 mi · 1,325
- Prices Fork Elementary1.7 mi · 457
- Gilbert Linkous Elementary2.3 mi · 292
- Margaret Beeks Elementary2.8 mi · 346
- Harding Avenue Elementary2.8 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Kipps ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kipps Elementary?
Kipps Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kipps Elementary serve?
Kipps Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Kipps Elementary have?
Kipps Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Kipps Elementary?
Student demographics at Kipps Elementary are roughly 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kipps Elementary in?
Kipps Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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